Chapter 632 - Ability to Take Risks
Beasley got the pass and immediately collided with Tucker and fell to the ground! The referee didn't blow! The basketball was immediately picked up by Jack and the jump shot was no! Capela got the basketball and the pass was cut off by Noah! Kanter immediately went over and got the basketball and immediately shot, hitting the board and hitting 2 points directly into the account!
What New York needs most now is to get a good score when Porzingis is not present! If this can be done well, then there is no doubt that the Knicks will be promoted to a team with no low combat power in no time.
Gordon's feint with the ball in front of Jack is recognized! When he wanted to break through, Jack immediately cut off his ball and rushed straight away! Beasley hit a three-pointer right away when he arrived! 15:7!
The Rockets are about to take a timeout. D'Antoni was clearly unhappy with the match just now.
"Find chances to score by moving the ball. That's how the first quarter of the game went. There is also a need to strengthen the defense on the inside. Capela puts N'Golo Kante, Anderson defends Noah, don't wrap up. The opponent is in good shape right now, so it's easy to make mistakes......"
D'Antoni patiently spoke his thoughts. The fans at the scene began to cheer for the rockets.
'Spread out offensively and be more careful defensively. Don't let go of players you're defending easily. Doug, come here," the Knicks came back and replaced Noah with Doug. The Rockets replaced Gordon with Paul.
The audience cheered as soon as they saw Paul on the field! Because when Paul and Harden play at the same time, the power of the Rockets will be significantly improved! And the Knicks obviously have not changed much in terms of combat power.
Tucker went to the sideline to serve to Paul, who slowly passed the half court and immediately used his footwork in front of Jack to shake off the opponent and jump directly into the basket! 15:10!
The sound of the scene immediately rose a level! At this time, the footage was also given to Anthony. It's like saying that Anthony of the Rockets hasn't played yet! In New York, the defenders are pretty good.
At this time, the team's focus is on Jack and Hardaway Jr., as well as Kante. They don't have any doubts about the new coach now.
In the case of the interior emphasizing that the defense and the whole team can be used as an offensive point, there is still not much fear of the Rockets!
Hardaway Jr. passed the ball to the frontcourt, and was cut off by him without paying attention to Harden! Paul got Harden's pass in the front court and immediately threw the ball up! Capela arrived at this time and directly deducted points from the storm! 15:12!
Hardaway Jr. took the initiative to ask for the ball, and after facing Harden, he used his sudden change of direction to accelerate past him, and immediately encountered obstacles at Tucker! Doug scored a jumper after taking the basketball next to him at this time! 17:12!
After a slump in the first quarter, Paul came up. The team's confidence and form have also improved. In fact, the players other than Paul don't take the Knicks too seriously now. However, they know that the Knicks have won three in a row in the previous game.
If they keep winning, then it's a bit unsightly at home. So they won't be too underestimated in this game. The team is looking forward to Porzingis coming up and having a good game with the team led by Chen Yinan.
However, it was disappointing that Porzingis did not play at the moment. The team didn't show their hole cards early. I also saw that Chen had no intention of losing this game!
Paul quickly went to the frontcourt, Tucker got the basketball and forced a layup in front of Beasley to score 2 points! 17:14!
Jack jumped up and into the net without everyone reacting, including his teammates! 20:14! The Knicks bench exploded right away!
Porzingis stands up and cheers for Jack! It's as if the veteran has found his spring in New York! I thought that with a low salary, I might play for a few more seasons and announce my retirement. But the current Knicks need a point guard like him too much!
Ntilikina didn't let him come up because he was afraid that he would suffer from experience! Players like Harden and Paul basically have a lot of experience on the court. Although Paul's audience over the years is not comparable to those like the Warriors, the Cavaliers and other teams that come close to them.
However, the Clippers' repeated failure to advance in the playoffs does not mean that there is anything wrong with him alone. It's that the team has some hard injuries. There is also the fact that other teams except Uncle Huang, Griffin and Paul cannot compete with their opponents at that time in terms of ability.
And Paul's personal data has also been seen over the years. He doesn't have an assist, but he also has excellent skill and accuracy in addition to this!
Harden immediately went to the frontcourt, and Capela was directly covered by Kanter after taking the basketball! Doug gets the basketball and passes it to Jack. Hardaway Jr. quickly went to the front court and hit a three-point shot! 23:14! At this time, a certain number of fans have some strange feelings in their heads, shouldn't it be the Knicks who are behind?
30:24! The Knicks entered the second quarter of the game with the Rockets by 6 points. For this section, Chen is planning to let Boshen play.
This kind of score will definitely not stop the opponent like this. And now garbage time is basically not possible in the third quarter. Then the game in the second quarter becomes crucial!
"Nelikina, you don't organize the game in this section. The other person may 'attack' you. The organization was handed over to Jack and Porzingis. And you just need to score the complex."
"I love to do this~" Nellikina's relaxed expression reassured Chen.
"Today's game has reached a certain level, and the other party will definitely fight with us! The opponent has to have a body, to have a range, to be organized, but their defense is not the best! So in this case, we have to try to defend as well as possible, and if we can't defend against them, then we will cut points with them! ”
Chen said to the players very seriously. The reason why they were able to make the Rockets fall behind by 6 points in the first quarter of the game was to prepare in advance to play with the other party!
Immediately after the second quarter of the game, the audience at the scene became excited again! And Chen's focus shifted from Anthony to Zhou Qi...... Zhou Qi replaces Capela! The opening Knicks lineup was N'Golo Kanter, Porzingis, Lance, Jack and Ntilikina. On the Rockets' side are Zhou Qi, Anthony, Tucker, Paul, and Eric.
Such a lineup made Chen Yinan's heart a little uncomfortable. On the one hand, the Rockets feel that New York will not have too strong scoring ability. On the other hand, I am also prepared in advance for the next competition!
Coach D'Antoni must have made a lot of team changes today after studying some videos of Chen's previous games! Houston has the ability to take risks and fight each other!
And Eric is also a good scorer in the team! Anthony's words need not be said more.
Jack got the ball from Ntilikina and went to the front, and Eric immediately came over to defend Jack. Lance jumped up quickly and missed the shot after getting the ball early! Kante and Porzingis immediately jumped up together to get the basketball, and Porzingis passed the ball to Jack, who hit a three-point shot! 33:24!
Paul dribbled the ball to the front court without any expression, and the atmosphere on the scene began to heat up after Anthony took over the basketball! He is now facing Porzingis, who has played as a substitute for himself before!
Melon stood there quietly for about 2 seconds and immediately rushed over with the ball, Lance was the first to be passed and Anthony easily scored in front of Porzingis!! 33:26!
Porzingis got Jack's pass in the middle of the court and immediately missed a jumper in front of Melon! Zhou Qi got the first rebound of the game and passed the ball to Paul's hands. Eric ran up quickly, received the ball just past the frontcourt, jumped straight up and hit a three-point shot! 33:28!
The pace of the game is very fast! Ntilikina got the ball in the front court and passed the ball to Kante decisively under the bag of Eric and Paul. Under Zhou Qi's defense, Kante immediately hit and scored 2 points! 35:28!
The current Zhou Qi still suffers a little in terms of body. Paul to the front three points no! Tucker immediately got the rebound and passed the ball to Anthony on the outside. The latter hit a three-point shot right away! 35:31!
Team Rocket's offense became more efficient after the melons came up! And look at his mental state is also very good! Porzingis asks Jack for Anthony to come and defend him.
Facing the melon's defense, Porzingis made a step-back jumper with a lot of amplitude, and the basketball went into the net after two quick turns in the basket! 38:31!
This difficult three-point shot reassured the Knicks. Paul used his footsteps to get past the young player Ntilikina and scored points on a layup! 38:33!
Harden sat on the sidelines and watched the game quietly. Everyone doesn't know what he's thinking at this time. He didn't play well this time. Occasionally, I shook my head when I thought about myself in the playoffs against the San Antonio Spurs.
"It's all over, it's all over," Harden said to himself and continued to watch the game.
After Ntilikina's jumper was blocked by Paul, Eric immediately got to the basket and did some of the kind of play that the audience was thinking about at this time! Jump directly into the net with three points of hollow! 38:36!
Originally, I didn't want to put Ntilikina on the field in this section. But he was the one on the team besides Jack.
Zhou Qi went to the sideline and served the ball to Paul's hand and ran over quickly. Tucker took Paul's pass and made a jumper with no three-point shot! Zhou Qi immediately got the basketball because of the rhythm and Kanter staggered the position, and immediately dunked to get points!! 38:38!
Since then, the score has been tied! Chen moved his body and returned to his original position. The thought of calling a pause in my heart was dispelled. In the second half of the third quarter, call a timeout when something needs to be adjusted.
If the team is adjusted too early, if there is no improvement, then it will accelerate the defeat of this game.
Since coming to the rocket, people's expectations for the Great Demon King are still not small. Helplessly, the team has strong restrictions on Zhou Qi in time. At most, he played just over 11 minutes this season.
It's not easy to get good data in such a short period of time. That's the difference between joining a strong team and a weak team. If you go to the weak team, in addition to the possibility of sitting on the bench, there will basically be some guarantee in terms of playing time. But the strong teams are different, they need to win first, then the selection of players will be more biased towards the main team and experienced players to play.
The team is out of the period of rebuilding. Now what they have to do is to improve the quality of the players in their operations, and also to strengthen the team through training and recruitment.
Jack had already had a bit of a dip in fitness at this point. On the other side, Paul's footsteps and sometimes the hand-to-hand fights between Tucker and Jack made this somewhat older player a little overwhelmed in terms of physical fitness.
Ntilikina took the pass, and Lance immediately got the ball and passed it to Kante, who threw 2 points directly and easily got it~40:38!
Melon passed the half, and still made a layup and scored 2 points under the defense of Porzingis! 40:40!
Still passing the ball to Ntilikina. Jack was just running on the field. He was also looking for opportunities to regain his fitness. Ntilikina jumped up and hit a three-point shot before the opponent was on his guard! 43:40!
It was as if such a shot had touched Boshen or something. In the Rockets' rapid offense, Porzingis immediately hit the basket, and when he saw Anthony coming in this direction, he immediately jumped up, and immediately hugged the melon that had jumped to see that the chance of touching the ball was not good!
"Are you alright?" Porzingis said to Anthony right away.
"It's okay, it's okay, it's good to be prepared," Melon said with a smile to the young man beside him.
Come to the free throw line. 2 of 2 free throws. 43:42! Anthony is now very relaxed on the court. At the same time, he is also quite optimistic about Porzingis.
Lance took Jack's pass and hit a 2-point jumper before Tucker could fight him from close range! 45:42!
Eric went to the frontcourt, and Tucker jumped up directly after getting Eric's pass!